Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, June 9, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+155) Atlanta (-180)

The Washington Nationals (25-36) are on their way to Truist Park on Friday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (37-24). The moneyline on this contest has the Nationals at +155 and the Braves are priced at -180. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be MacKenzie Gore and Jared Shuster.

Washington has a slugging rate of .390 and have been rung up 430 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions. They have accumulated 248 runs batted in in addition to 548 hits on the year, while their team batting average is .263. The Nationals have recorded 100 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 48 balls out of the park. They have earned 260 runs while having a team OBP of .327. As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which ranks them 23rd in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Nationals pitchers have allowed 83 home runs and 306 runs (25th in baseball). Washington has allowed 556 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 278 earned runs. The Nationals have an ERA of 4.67 for the season (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 448 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 234 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.05 as a unit this year.

Nationals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 55 times and also have had 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 31 holds over the course of the season (22nd in baseball). The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 54.8% and has come into the game in 62 save situations. They have accumulated 17 saves this season and have not converted 14 of their 31 save chances. The relievers have inherited 94 runners so far this year and 37.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The Nationals have sent 189 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with 1,607 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 582 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 28th in professional baseball, and have a total of 59 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,821 innings on the diamond, ranking them 19th in MLB.

Gore has thrown 134 innings and has 152 strikeouts in his career. Gore (7-8 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.02 while he has faced 583 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.10 (61 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.448. He has allowed 129 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 65 free passes.

The Atlanta Braves hold a team on-base percentage of .332 and a batting average of .261 this season. They have been rung up on 525 occasions (18th in baseball) and have earned 541 hits. Atlanta has recorded 100 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 299 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .464 and they are recording 5.08 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have 109 two-baggers, while walking 199 times as well as scoring 310 runs.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.267 and have a FIP of 3.84 as a staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.50 (572 strikeouts vs 202 free passes). They sit at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 482. They have yielded 58 HR's and they relinquish 4.05 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 243 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.68 (221 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.9% out of their 78 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 52 occasions with runners on. With 71 save situations, the Braves have 40 holds in addition to 13 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB holding a save rate of 58.1%, and they have sent 204 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year. Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 18 saves.

In their 4,860 innings on the field, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (20th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 56 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (26th in the majors). The Braves have recorded 512 assists, 39 errors and have earned 1,620 putouts for the season.

During his career, Shuster has surrendered 22 hits while accumulating 21 K's in 30 innings. Shuster (2-2 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.99 earned run average while surrendering 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 17 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.337 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.11 and he has gone up against 130 batters in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+155)

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